Booker T Washington National Monument

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Slave cabin at Booker T. Washington National Monument

Reconstructed slave cabin at Booker T. Washington National Monument; Hardy, Virginia.  Photo by Donnie Nunley/Flickr (Noncommercial Use Permitted with Attribution/Share Alike).

Booker T Washington National Monument

The National Park Service preserves the birthplace of Booker T. Washington in Hardy, Virginia. Born a slave on April 5, 1856, Washington later became  the most influential African American of his era.

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Booker T. Washington - Mini Biography